Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Sonora, Caborca, Sonora, Mexico.
Mycoses. 2024 Oct;67(10):e13803. doi: 10.1111/myc.13803.
Dermatophytosis, caused by dermatophytes, affects up to 25% of people globally, with higher rates observed in Africa and Asia. While these infections are usually superficial, they can become severe in immunocompromised individuals. Despite their high prevalence, scientific research on dermatophytes is limited and the epidemiological data available are insufficient. In addition, diagnostic methods are not standardised and there are challenges with resistance to antifungals.
This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications related to dermatophytes and dermatophytosis to assess research output and trends.
A bibliometric analysis of publications from 2000 to 2023 in Web of Science and Scopus examined trends, citation counts, publication types, key journals, top authors and institutions and funding sources.
The analysis revealed a significant increase in dermatophyte-related publications, with 15,868 articles retrieved from the Web of Science and 23,189 from Scopus. Research articles dominated the output, constituting 76.2% in Web of Science and 80% in Scopus. Peak publication years were 2019, 2021 and 2022 in Web of Science, and 2020, 2021 and 2023 in Scopus, with lower output between 2000 and 2002. The United States and India were the leading contributors, followed by Brazil and China, though citation metrics varied. Although there has been a rise in the number of publications, the amount of research conducted on dermatophytes is still very limited in comparison with other types of fungal diseases.
Dermatophyte-related research has increased over the past 2 decades. However, research gaps remain, particularly compared with other fungal diseases. Advances in diagnostics, antifungal testing and taxonomic classification are urgently needed. The study underscores the need for continued research and global collaboration to address these issues.
由皮肤癣菌引起的皮肤癣病影响了全球多达 25%的人，在非洲和亚洲的发病率更高。虽然这些感染通常是浅表性的，但在免疫功能低下的个体中可能会变得严重。尽管皮肤癣菌的发病率很高，但对其的科学研究有限，可用的流行病学数据也不足。此外，诊断方法不标准化，并且存在抗真菌药物耐药的挑战。
本研究旨在对与皮肤癣菌和皮肤癣病相关的科学出版物进行文献计量分析，以评估研究产出和趋势。
对 2000 年至 2023 年在 Web of Science 和 Scopus 上发表的出版物进行文献计量分析，考察了趋势、引文计数、出版物类型、主要期刊、顶尖作者和机构以及资金来源。
分析显示，与皮肤癣菌相关的出版物数量显著增加，从 Web of Science 检索到 15868 篇文章，从 Scopus 检索到 23189 篇文章。研究文章在产出中占主导地位，在 Web of Science 中占 76.2%，在 Scopus 中占 80%。Web of Science 中的发文高峰年份是 2019 年、2021 年和 2022 年，Scopus 中的发文高峰年份是 2020 年、2021 年和 2023 年，2000 年至 2002 年的产出较低。美国和印度是主要贡献者，其次是巴西和中国，但引文指标有所不同。尽管出版物数量有所增加，但与其他类型的真菌病相比，皮肤癣菌的研究仍然非常有限。
过去 20 年来，与皮肤癣菌相关的研究有所增加。然而，研究空白仍然存在，特别是与其他真菌病相比。迫切需要在诊断、抗真菌测试和分类学分类方面取得进展。该研究强调了需要继续进行研究和全球合作，以解决这些问题。
